Luke 16:25:23Luke.16.25.W23TAB
παρακαλεῖται
parakaleitai
“he is comforted”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-ka-LEI-tai
- Extended
- pah-rah-kah-LEI-tai
- IPA
- /pa.ra.kaˈliː.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- he is comforted
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pa-ra-ka-LEI-tai
- sentence
EI-pen de a-bra-AM TEK-non MNÊS-thê-ti HO-ti a-PE-la-bes ta a-ga-THA sou en têi dzô-ÊI sou kai LA-dza-ros ho-MOI-ōs ta ka-KA nyyn de HÔ-de pa-ra-ka-LEI-tai sy de o-dy-NA-sai
Exegesis
The present passive parakaleîtai {παρακαλεῖται | parakaleî-tai} ‘is comforted’ and the present middle/passive odynâsai {ὀδυνᾶσαι | odynâ-sai} ‘you are tormented’ create a chiastic reversal that underscores the dramatic contrast between comfort and suffering.
In context — Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, “Child, remember that you received your good things during your life, and likewise Lazarus received bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are tormented.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:25:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Luke 16:25, so the Greek word παρακαλεῖται (parakaleitai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.16.25.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.25.W23.S1) and character.